This kid defaced a Minnesota For Marriage yard sign. Where did he get it? Neighbor's yard? The Church?
As a sponsor of multiple confirmants, Lennon is not Sacrament of Confirmation material...
Posted on 11/15/2012 6:01:55 AM PST by Last Dakotan
BARNESVILLE, Minn. – If you want to be a Catholic, you have to be 100 percent Catholic.
That’s the lesson one family here learned after their 17-year-old son was denied confirmation after the priest at the Assumption Church here found a pro same-sex marriage post on the teen’s Facebook.
The decision by the Rev. Gary LaMoine to deny the religious rite of passage for Lennon Cihak in mid-October shocked his mother, who said her son has gone to church every week and volunteered around the community in preparation for his confirmation this year.
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Confirmation is confirming you believe in the teachings of the faith (for those who were baptized too young to give conscious consent) given this teen clearly is advocating a position oposite of his faiths teaching he does not confirm to abide by the faith and was rightly denied to be confirmed as it would have been a false claim on his part to do so.
Why is this a news story or even shocking?
He needs to be instructed on marriage and study the Catechism on homosexuality. If after this review he rejects the policy then he's not called to be a Catholic. That's the end of it. Move along; don't point fingers. Accept it. Embrace it.
Because these folks and a lot of others believe it's their right to claim they're Catholic even when they don't believe a thing the Church teaches.
They see the Church as a part of their family traditions or ethnic identity, not as The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church Jesus Christ Himself founded. They've bought into the idea that their local church is something for them to mold into their own image rather than their being part of the One True Church that keeps the sheep from going astray and helps to mold them into the image of Christ.
We need to pray that Christ will smack these folks upside the head so they'll see that they're not tinkering around with just some family traditions or personal preferences.
Many years ago before I served in WWII I was baptized and at a later age I was confirmed in my Lutheran Church. Though there have been times the premises of confirmation were not kept I always held/believed that that my baptism and confirmation were bound by the faith of the Church. I believe the boy and his mother really don’t believe in such a bond for a Catholic faith.
http://home.catholicweb.com/BarnesvilleAssumptionChurch/index.cfm
I think I answered my own question. I didn’t find anything else that might fit the bill and it even has a way to leave messages.
Imagine no religion....
...and don't forget, "Imagine no possessions....."
....as he's living in a luxury apartment in New York!
..and don’t forget, “Imagine no possessions.....”
....as he’s living in a luxury apartment in New York!
(((
Oh, but you don’t understand, comrade. That’s no possessions for you and me. For the elite, possessions are good. /typical leftist hypocrisy
This kid defaced a Minnesota For Marriage yard sign. Where did he get it? Neighbor's yard? The Church?
As a sponsor of multiple confirmants, Lennon is not Sacrament of Confirmation material...
I predict that this priest will be “reassigned” shortly.
NO! what was done to this clueless kid was 100% correct.
Confirmation at 17?
I think the strategery is to have confirmation happen at the most rebelious period for most, and only after many years of wishy washy RE. This assures that most drop out and reject the teachings of the Church for at least 30 years or so afterwards, which is what at least some bishops must want.
Freegards
Our Bishop in Eastern ND moved it to 3rd grade. Perhaps this youth could have benefited from some wisdom, though it seems to have bounced off his parents.
Yup. Not wise. Most diocese have it around 13-14 years old. I was 11 (6th grade) when I was confirmed. Problem too, is that CCD is stretched out for so long (2 years) that by the time the kid is confirmed, he’s sour on the whole deal. Why waste 2 years of repetitive teaching which could be accomplished in a few months?
The ELCA would welcome with open arms... Sigh.
Lennon Cihak/5iriu5 @LennonCihak"Well, I think I'm getting interviewed tomorrow. I'm gonna be on the radio! It's about my Confirmation, though. Still, Imma be on the radio!"
Lennon Cihak/5iriu5 @LennonCihak
@LisaHochhalter I don't agree with some things with Romney. I.E. Same-sex marriage. I just don't want that damn health care bill or abortion
From the reaction of his parents, I would guess that, no, he would not profit. He is blind to the fact that he is not entitled to his opinion but must give it up if he wishes to be a true Catholic.
So he was CCD and gay-God bless him.Most Gays are not in favor of gay marriage but he was and made a sign and posted it.So Mom and Dad said they supported him.Hello we do not know the simple rules of the Catholic Church.Any non-catholic church can confirm him.They are not Catholic.
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